Gaijin: American Prisoner of War

In 2014, Hyperion released Gaijin: American Prisoner of War, a single-issue comic that examines a little-known chapter of World War II through the eyes of an American soldier captured by Japanese forces. The story focuses on the harsh realities of captivity and the cultural clash between the prisoner and his captors, offering a grounded, human-scale perspective on a vast conflict. This standalone graphic novel stands out for its focused, historically rooted narrative, bringing a specific wartime experience to the page without the extended arcs of a series.